The Sayings And Preaching of Al-Imam Ali (p.b.u.h) – Part 119

🌿 Hadith n. 316
316. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: I am the ya’sub (leader) of the believers, while wealth is the leader of the wicked.

As-Sayyid ar-Radi says: It means that the believers follow me while the wicked follow wealth just as the bees follow their “ya’sub” who is their leader.

🌿 Hadith n. 317
317. Some Jews said to Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him; You had not buried your Prophet when you picked up differences about him, when Amir al-mu’minin replied: We did not differ about him but we differed after him (i.e. about his succession); whereas your feet had not yet dried after coming out of the river (Nile) when you began asking your Prophet: Make you for us a god as they have gods of their own. Said he; ‘Verily you are a people behaving ignorantly.’ (Qur’an, 7:138)

🌿 Hadith n. 318
318. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, was asked: With what did you overpower your adversaries? He answered: Whenever I confronted a person he helped me against himself.

As-Sayyid ar-Radi says: Amir al-mu’minin is pointing out his striking of awe in the hearts.

🌿 Hadith n. 319
319. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said to his son Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah: O my son, I fear lest destitution overtakes you. So, you should seek Allah’s protection from it, because destitution is deficiency of religious belief, perplexity of intelligence, and it is conducive to hatred of obstinate people.